Munhall Bulletin
February 2,2024
Munhall Elementary School
Email: amy.dunne@d303.org
Website: http://munhall.d303.org/
Location: 1400 South 13th Avenue
Phone: 331-228-2600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Munhall-Elementary-1459358344296891/
Twitter: @MunhallD303
From the Principal
- I am so proud of our 1st and 3rd-grade students, as they did an amazing job at their music concerts. Shout out to all of the Munhall staff who make that a succesful night. I also am so appreciative of the huge turnout by our Munhall community, you all remain the best.
- Bus transportation has notified the school that if your student is going home on a bus that they are not registered for you MUST call transportation. Writing a note to the bus driver will not be allowed as an acceptable notice from parents. Please call Transportation for any changes in your students bus changes 331-228-5180.
- As a reminder, next week is our St. Charles East soccer clinic on Tuesday (K - 2) and Thursday (3-5).
- We had a townhall on Monday morning, as we have had to adjust some days due to our cold and snow days. Our students did a great job, as we kicked off our new sel theme and one book, one school!
- 5th grade Families: Please email a picture of your child from the first day of kindergarten and the first day of 5th grade to munhallyearbook@gmail.com. Please see below for more information.
- Please see the link included in my email regarding our half day of students and PM conferences on 2/29.
- Valentine's class parties will be on Wednesday, February 14th. As a reminder, please do not send Valentine's with any food.
- Exciting week next week! Valentine Cheer Gram flyer SPIRIT WEEK SOUPer Bowl Food Drive Corral Crew SOUPer Bowl Food Drive
Upcoming Dates
February
2/5 - Spirit Week and SOUPer Bowl Drive
2/6 - (K - 2) STC East Soccer Clinic @ Munhall
2/8 - (3 - 5) STC East Soccer Clinic @ Munhall
2/16 - Vision and Hearing
2/19 - No School (Presidents' Day)
2/20 - Lip Sync Rehearsal
2/21 - Early Release (Students dismissed at 2:10)
2/23 - Trimester 2 Ends
2/23 - Lip Sync Concert
High Five Movement
HI-FIVE MENTIONS
Mrs. Dunne is a smile that shines bright for the students when they enter the office. She has a special knack for turning a student's frown upside down. She can be seen interacting with each student in the specific way they each need at any given moment.
Ms. O'hara & Ms. Tenhor!! You guys are amazing for all you have done for my son, JW ;)
Mrs. Tehnor! She cares for her students and their well-being and helps them navigate the funny time of being a fourth grader. She builds their confidence with mindset exercises and my child absolutely loves being in her class!
Thank you to Mr. Minelli for handling concerns of parents so quickly and with care and thoughtfulness. from Mrs. Ferrell
Archived HI-FIVES
Thank you Mrs. Hoff for always encouraging your first grade students to shine bright! Your positive energy creates a learning environment in which your students feel comfortable to ask questions and explore new ideas. You make learning fun and engaging!
Ms. O'hara & Ms. Tenhor!! You guys are amazing for all you have done for my son, JW ;)
Josh Sopoci Deserves a BIG HIGH FIVE for showing the Mustang Way by showing mindfulness and maturity! WAY TO GO JOSH!!!!
Ms. Rukavina (Mrs. Kalinowski) Our son's reading ability has grown exponentially since his first day at school! He regularly tells us about the word chunks he learns and is excited to read new words. His world is opening up before him because Ms. Rukavina is doing such a wonderful job teaching him how to read every word he sees!
Want to send a Hi-Five to Ms. Crossen! Her patience, positivity and great communication in 2023 has been so appreciated and we feel very lucky to have her teaching our sons 4th grade class.
Sophia Naleway would like to say a special thank-you to Ms. Nachriner for her encouragement when math lessons get challenging. We appreciate her patience and dedication to continue to motivate the students in 2N.
Mrs. Carey and Nurse Wendy! They have both been amazing with the students and we greatly appreciate them!
Bradley Pillion, Emmett Nicholson and Marcus Miller receive a BIG High-Five for showing the new student in their class the Munhall way! They made the new student feel welcomed and comfortable with his big change to Munhall school. The mom of the student was so grateful for the boys being so kind to her son. WAY TO GO BOYS!!!!
Mrs. Ferrel - for coming to her students band concert! Thank you for being such a committed teacher to your students!
Want to send a Hi-Five to Ms. Crossen! Her patience, positivity and great communication in 2023 has been so appreciated and we feel very lucky to have her teaching our sons 4th grade class.
Ms. Nachreiner - She is a wonderful addition to Munhall! She runs an engaging and rewarding classroom. Her positive phone calls home are so special and appreciated! Jaxon loves having her as a teacher.
Mrs. Wallen and Mrs. Solis get BIG high fives for helping Danny Todd do his best work in first grade!
Mrs. Bucholtz, Mrs. Byrne, and Mrs. Rockwell also get some pretty big FIVES, too!
Mrs. Ferrel - for coming to her students band concert! Thank you for being such a committed teacher to your students!
Mrs. Jordahl for always inspiring the kids to become curious, life-long readers. She continues to change the lives of young people while sharing a contagious love of literature!
Mrs. Sjogren is so wonderful, caring and patience with the kiddos. She is the first person our kids see and everyday she has a huge smile on her face, laughing with the kids while having a line of tardy kids out the door. She truly is the heart of Munhall!!!!
Mrs Glassmeyer & Mr Minelli
Mr. Minelli. We are so grateful for Mr. Minelli building such a positive and respectful community at Munhall. Every time we see him he always makes us feel welcomed and appreciated! Easton loves coming to school each and every day and looks forward to saying good morning to all of his teachers. We love being a Munhall Mustang! Thanks for all that you do to make school feel safe and fun for all!
Mrs. Carey! She is a great 1st grade teacher and is so sweet and caring to her students.
Tony Millum- Our amazing Custodian mopped up, cleaned up, rolled up and sanitized all and everything. I don't know what we would do without his hardworking dedication.
Nurse Plach- This week Munhall had a lot of sick children. Nurse Plach remained extremely positive, calm and empathic while having a long line of extremely sick kids outside her door. THANK YOU for helping our kids feel better.
Mrs. Heuser, Mrs. Keegan and Mrs. Tom- Munhall Fall Fest was amazing thanks to their continuous hard work!
Laura Egasti for her patience and perseverance in making sure her students always have all the tools they need at any given moment and her willingness to closely partner with families for well rounded consistency.
Amber Keegan and Amanda O'Brien for always seeing the kids where they are at in the moment AND where they have the potential to go and then pushing them gently to reach their fullest potential.
Jay'ceon Wilson in 5-P has offered a hand to help a Kindergarten student back to class when the student was struggling. I saw him on another occasion give him a little high five which made the kindergartener smile.Adilynn Aguirre in 1-Wallen. Adilynn has helped her peers smile when having a bad day. She has helped a teacher with sharpening pencils and she has just gone above and beyond demonstrating the mustang way!!!
SPIRIT WEEK food drive
The Munhall Staff Presents THE MUSTANG MEGA MIX Lip Sync event!!!!
Cougars reading program
St. Charles Public library winter Reading program
Parents night out North Star Football
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten Registration will open on February 26th
stay tuned for further information and links
Parent Education
Boundary Information
Watch Dog Volunteer
COMING SOON
5th Grade yearbook submissions
Artsonia
FRIENDLY REMINDERS
Drop off and pick up
- If you are dropping off in the morning, please remember that you may also drop students off in the front of the building. The line on 13th gets longer throughout the winter, so this is always an option. Likewise, when you do not see any other Munhall staff outside please drive to the front of the building to drop your child off. We typically go in right around 8:00. The "why" for this is safety. Thank you for your understanding.
- When parking on 13th, please be mindful of all the cars that need to park and pick up kids. You do not need to take up two car spots to park. I know it can get tight with all the cars but all cars leave at different times and it always works out perfectly.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN SCHOOL
Phones/Smart Watches
From 22-23 Elementary Handbook: Students are extended the privilege of possessing phones/ smartwatches on school grounds; however, their use is limited to after-school dismissal and non-school days. These devices must be in the off position, or not used once the student arrives on campus until the end of the school day.
Munhall Lost and Found
Yearbook Link
Go to: www.treering.com/validate
passcode is
1014133182771719
Purchase & Customize Your Yearbook
Must be a parent or student 13 years or older.
Create Custom Pages by: Apr 6
MUNHALL FORMS
Volunteer form
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/vounteer+form?projector=1Student absence procedures
Early pick up procedures
Staff favorites
Please click the picture to get directed to the staff favorite spreadsheet